<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 14-year-old girl bravely took a bullet to her thigh as she shielded two toddlers from the gunfire that rained down on crowds at Bondi Beach. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, leapt into action without thinking twice when the alleged father and son gunmen opened fire on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She heard a mum crying out for help after she was shot, and without thinking twice, she went to cover them and received a bullet," family friend Dovid Leider told 9News.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-admits-responsibility/cd8acf2f-2a46-40ef-a12b-4018de0a91a4" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'I accept my responsibility': Albanese makes raw admission on Bondi attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The girl has since recovered in hospital.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Leider, who has flown from Los Angeles to Sydney to show his support, said she is "always caring about other people before herself". </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydneysiders returned to Bondi Beach today as police finally lifted the crime scene tape.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-young-teen-takes-bullet-to-thigh-while-shielding-two-toddlers-in-bondi-attack/0016465c-ed6a-436b-a1ec-d84cd6b9def9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dozens of people walked and examined Archer Park and the footbridge that the alleged gunmen used, and swimmers returned to the water.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An elderly couple, who were captured on video ducking behind cans just metres away from one of the gunmen, returned to the site.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When I'm standing here today, and I see just how close we were to that footbridge, I'm just shocked," Benyomin Simons said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/optus-triple-zero-outage-review-handed-down/123e290c-2258-4f5b-a9f0-d9688a7d42a9" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Lack of care': Optus review into triple-zero outage uncovers widespread issues</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They managed to stay out of sight and found an empty van to hide inside.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My wife saw this van, and the door was wide open, with nobody in it and went into this camper van and closed the door," Simons said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Survivor Arsen Ostrovsky was swathed in bloodied bandages after being shot on Sunday and today said it was a "miracle" he survived.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The bullet grazed my head, you could see the bone," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More people have been discharged from hospitals across Sydney, including all the children who were injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sixteen people remained in hospital as of 4pm today, five in critical condition and 11 who are stable.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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